NCAA BB  FINAL               1ST 2ND     TOTAL
                             --- ---     -----
         DETROIT              32  27       59
         BUTLER               39  35       74    FINAL

 HIGH SCORERS:  DETROIT - RASHAD PHILLIPS 13, MIKE HARMON 10,
                TERRELL RIGGS 9
                BUTLER - LAVALL JORDAN 21, BRANDON MILLER 17,
                THOMAS JACKSON 14

 HIGH REBOUND:  DETROIT - MARC MAZUR 8, DARIUS BELIN 7
                BUTLER - RYLAN HAINJE 6, BRANDON MILLER 4

 HIGH ASSISTS:  DETROIT - WILLIE GREEN 4, GREG GRAYS 3
                BUTLER - THOMAS JACKSON 6, THREE PLAYERS WITH 2

          ATT:  5,612
                                                                        

Box Score

DETROIT (59)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Riggs           36   4-7   1-3   4-5  2  2    9
Mazur           14   2-6   0-0   7-8  0  1    4
Phillips        29  5-13   0-0   2-2  0  2   13
Belin           23   3-5   0-0   2-7  1  3    7
Green           38  2-12   0-0   0-3  4  2    5
Harmon          17   5-6   0-0   5-5  0  2   10
Twyman           1   0-0   1-2   0-0  0  0    1
Grays           28   2-6   1-2   0-0  3  2    5
Maxwell         10   2-4   1-2   2-3  0  1    5
Fuhs             1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Napoleon         3   0-1   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
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TOTALS         200 25-60   4-9 22-33 10 16   59
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Percentages: FG-.417, FT-.444. 3-Point Goals:
5-15, .333 (Phillips 3-8, Belin 1-1, Green 1-2,
Grays 0-3, Napoleon 0-1). Team rebounds: 2.
Blocked shots: 2 (Harmon 2). Turnovers: 12
(Phillips 3, Grays 2, Harmon 2, Mazur 2, Belin,
Green). Steals: 1 (Belin).

BUTLER (74)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Cornette        33   2-3   1-2   2-2  2  3    5
Hainje          36   3-7   4-5   1-6  0  4   10
Miller          34  6-10   0-0   1-4  2  1   17
Jackson         37   3-9   6-6   0-2  6  1   14
Jordan          33  8-11   1-2   2-3  2  0   21
Archey           6   0-2   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Grunst           1   0-0   0-0   0-1  0  1    0
Falquist         1   0-0   2-2   0-0  0  0    2
Lightfoot        1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Walls            6   0-1   0-0   0-2  0  0    0
Gardner          1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
Moore           11   2-2   1-2   2-2  0  0    5
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TOTALS         200 24-45 15-19  8-22 12 10   74
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Percentages: FG-.533, FT-.789. 3-Point Goals:
11-22, .500 (Hainje 0-1, Miller 5-8, Jackson 2-4,
Jordan 4-6, Archey 0-2, Walls 0-1). Team
rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 4 (Cornette 3,
Miller). Turnovers: 7 (Hainje 2, Miller 2,
Archey, Jackson, Jordan). Steals: 5 (Cornette,
Hainje, Jackson, Jordan, Miller).
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Detroit            32   27  -   59
Butler             39   35  -   74
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 5,612. Officials: Sid
Rodeheffer, Norm Nelson, L Memminger.
                                                                        

DAVE'S POSTGAME ANALYSIS

PLAYER OF THE GAME: For the first time this season, I can't single out one performance. This was truly a team effort at both ends of the floor. LaVall Jordan had the hot hand in the first half with 18 points, and finished with a game-high 21 on 8-of-11 shooting (4-of-6 from 3-point range). Brandon Miller picked up where Vall left off in the second half, scoring 9 points (all on 3's) en route to 17 for the game. Miller finished 5-for-8 from downtown, and pulled down 4 rebounds. Thomas Jackson scored 14 points, was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line, and dished out 6 assists with only 1 turnover. Rylan Hainje added 10 points and 6 rebounds, and Joel Cornette had 5 points and 3 blocks. Mike Moore provided solid bench play for the second straight game, finishing with 5 points and 2 rebounds in 11 minutes.

For the 3rd straight meeting, Jordan's defense made Rashad Phillips a non-factor. Phillips, the reigning MCC Player of the year, finished with a season low 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting. He had no assists and 3 turnovers in 29 minutes. Willie Green, guarded most of the game by Jackson, was just 2-of-12 from the field despite a 7 inch height advantage. Detroit enjoyed a 35-23 rebound advantage, but that was inflated by the Detroit big men rebounding their own missed layups.